Kesgrave

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Coordinates: 52°03′46″N 1°14′16″E / 52.0629°N 1.2379°E / 52.0629; 1.2379

Kesgrave
All Saints, Kesgrave - geograph.org.uk - 1185969.jpg
All Saints church, Kesgrave
Kesgrave is located in Suffolk
Kesgrave

 Kesgrave shown within Suffolk
Population 11,020 (2005)
OS grid reference TM220454
District Suffolk Coastal
Shire county Suffolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town IPSWICH
Postcode district IP5
Dialling code 01473
Police Suffolk
Fire Suffolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament Suffolk Coastal
Website http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/KesgraveTC/
List of places: UK • England • Suffolk

Kesgrave is a small town in the English county of Suffolk on the northern edge of Ipswich.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early history

The town was recorded as Gressgrava in the Domesday Book, by the late 15th century its name had become Kesgrave. Kesgrave remained a small agricultural settlement with just a church, inn and a few farmsteads for over 700 years. In 1921 the population was only 103 housed in 20 dwellings. Since then great changes have taken place.

[edit] Recent history

By 1988 Kesgrave covered an area of more than 80,000 acres (320,000,000 m2).[1] Kesgrave parish council officially adopted the title of a town in January 2000.[2]

[edit] Schools

Kesgrave High School is a large 11-18 comprehensive co-educational school with nearly 2000 pupils. A study for Sustrans noted that 61% of the pupils cycled to the school.[3] This is largely due to the installation of a large cycle lane through the housing estate and along the main road. The school actively encourages walking or cycling and provides bicycle storage facilities.[4]

The five primary schools in the immediate vicinity of Kesgrave are Beacon Hill Primary School, Birchwood Primary School, Cedarwood Primary School the building of which was awarded a Civic Trust Award in 2003,[5] Gorseland Primary School and Heath Primary School.

Kesgrave was home to a number of private day and boarding schools based at Kesgrave Hall

  • St. Edmund's School (1946–1975),
  • Kesgrave Hall School (1976–1993),
  • Shawe Manor (1993) and
  • Ryes School (2004–2007).

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